When to use
- Writing research papers, dissertations, or journal articles
- Conducting systematic literature reviews
- Preparing grant proposals (NSF/NIH style)
- Responding to peer review feedback
- Managing citations and reference libraries
What's included
Research question development
FINER criteria (Feasible, Interesting, Novel, Ethical, Relevant) and question refinement workflows from broad to specific.
Literature review strategy
Systematic search templates, database selection by field, Boolean operators, and inclusion/exclusion criteria documentation.
IMRaD paper structure
Section-by-section guidance for Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion with funnel/reverse-funnel patterns.
Peer review responses
Templates for response letters, strategies for handling criticism, and guidelines for revisions that satisfy reviewers.
Grant proposals
NSF/NIH-style proposal structure including Specific Aims, Significance, Innovation, Approach, and budget justification.
Research ethics
IRB checklists, authorship criteria, data management plans, and guidance on avoiding research misconduct.
Research question types
| Type | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Descriptive | Document phenomena |
| Comparative | Compare groups/conditions |
| Correlational | Examine relationships |
| Causal | Establish causation |
| Exploratory | Generate hypotheses |
Academic tools reference
| Purpose | Tools |
|---|---|
| Reference management | Zotero, Mendeley, EndNote |
| Writing | Scrivener, Overleaf, Word |
| Collaboration | Google Docs, Overleaf |
| Analysis | R, Python, SPSS, Stata, NVivo |
| Visualization | R/ggplot2, Python/matplotlib, Tableau |
Installation
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/jamditis/claude-skills-journalism.git
# Copy the skill to your Claude config
cp -r claude-skills-journalism/academic-writing ~/.claude/skills/
Or download just this skill from the GitHub repository.
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